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Rob Murphy

Robert Albert Murphy

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 26, 1960 in Miami, FL
High School: Christopher Columbus HS (Miami, FL)
School: University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1985
Teams (by GP): Reds/RedSox/Cardinals/Astros/Mariners/... 1985-1995
Agents: Kim Stratos [*]
Final Game: July 22, 1995
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1985 25 CIN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1986 26 CIN NL 34 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 27 CIN NL 87 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1988 28 CIN NL 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 29 BOS AL 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 30 BOS AL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 31 SEA AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 32 HOU NL 59 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1993 33 STL NL 73 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 173 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1994 34 TOT MLB 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1994 34 STL NL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1994 34 NYY AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1995 35 TOT NL 14 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 452 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 35 LAD NL 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 452 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1995 35 FLA NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
11 Yrs 597 15 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 3 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 1 0 0
CIN (4 yrs) 199 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -33 1 0 0 1 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 123 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 173 1 0 0 1 0 0
BOS (2 yrs) 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 452 1 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FLA (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 59 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 395 15 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 3 0 0 3 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 202 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1985 25 CIN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1986 26 CIN NL 34 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $60,000 1
1987 27 CIN NL 87 6 -1 -1 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.1 -0 $95,000 1
1988 28 CIN NL 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $175,000 1
1989 29 BOS AL 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $295,000 1
1990 30 BOS AL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $750,000 1
1991 31 SEA AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $950,000 1
1992 32 HOU NL 59 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $810,000 1
1993 33 STL NL 73 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.1 1 $600,000 1
1994 34 STL NL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $600,000 1
1994 34 NYY AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1995 35 LAD NL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .510 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1995 35 FLA NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $250,000 /1
11 Seasons 597 15 -1 -1 0 0 2 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 0.4 1 $4,585,000
CIN (4 yrs) 199 9 -2 -1 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .500 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 $330,000
STL (2 yrs) 123 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.1 1 $1,200,000
BOS (2 yrs) 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $1,045,000
LAD (1 yr) 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .510 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $
NYY (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
SEA (1 yr) 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $950,000
FLA (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $250,000
HOU (1 yr) 59 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $810,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1986 26 CIN NL 3 3 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .266 .000 .337 .000 .401 .000 .738 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1987 27 CIN NL 6 5 0 0.0 109 .333 .200 .274 .200 .344 .200 .426 .400 .770 5 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1992 32 HOU NL 2 2 0 0.0 88 .000 .000 .253 .000 .318 .000 .373 .000 .691 -100 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1993 33 STL NL 3 2 1 13.4 101 1.000 .500 .268 .500 .332 .500 .408 1.000 .740 173 .874 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1995 35 TOT NL 1 0 1 99 1.000 1.000 .260 1.000 .328 1.000 .404 2.000 .732 452 .000 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
1995 35 LAD NL 1 0 1 99 1.000 1.000 .260 1.000 .328 1.000 .404 2.000 .732 452 .000 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
11 Yrs 15 12 2 4.5 103 .375 .250 .268 .250 .337 .250 .411 .500 .747 35 .491 -1.1 -0.1 .333 .000 .000
162 Game Avg. 4 3 1 4.5 103 .375 .250 .268 .250 .337 .250 .411 .500 .747 35 .491 -1.1 -0.1 .333 .000 .000
CIN (4 yrs) 9 8 0 0.0 106 .200 .125 .271 .125 .341 .125 .417 .250 .758 -33 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .143 .000 .000
STL (2 yrs) 3 2 1 13.4 101 1.000 .500 .268 .500 .332 .500 .408 1.000 .740 173 .875 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
LAD (1 yr) 1 0 1 99 1.000 1.000 .260 1.000 .328 1.000 .404 2.000 .732 452 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
HOU (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 88 .000 .000 .253 .000 .318 .000 .373 .000 .691 -100 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1990 30 BOS AL ALCS OAK L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1986 26 CIN NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 1.00 67%
1987 27 CIN NL 6 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.5 2.00 50%
1992 32 HOU NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50% 0%
1993 33 STL NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 0.00 33% 50% 0.0% 0%
1995 35 TOT NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 0.00 100% 100% 0.0% 0%
1995 35 LAD NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 0.00 100% 100% 0.0% 0%
11 Yrs 15 0.0% 26.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 0.00 3.00 53% 40% 0.0% 0%
MLB Averages 2.3% 15.1% 8.7% 7.0% 30% 1.74 5.9 39.4 8.2 0.81 1.07 72% 21% 6.7% 20%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1985 25 CIN NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1986 26 CIN NL -0.8 -0.1 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .59 -0.1 -0.0 -1.5 -0.1 1.49 -1.0 0
1987 27 CIN NL -0.7 -0.1 6 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .25 -0.1 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 0.89 -1.0 0
1988 28 CIN NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 29 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
1990 30 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
1991 31 SEA AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1992 32 HOU NL -0.2 -0.0 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.78 -0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 1.72 -0.2 0
1993 33 STL NL 0.2 0.0 3 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .15 0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.74 -0.2 0
1994 34 TOT MLB 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 34 STL NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1994 34 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1995 35 TOT NL 0.5 0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .07 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.11 0.3 0
1995 35 LAD NL 0.5 0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .07 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.11 0.3 0
1995 35 FLA NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Yrs -1.1 -0.1 15 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .49 -0.1 -0.1 -2.7 -0.3 1.11 -2.1 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1986 26 CIN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 27 CIN NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1992 32 HOU NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 33 STL NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 35 TOT NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 35 LAD NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 0 0 33% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1986 26 CIN NL 3 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 5 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1987 27 CIN NL 6 67% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1992 32 HOU NL 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1993 33 STL NL 3 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1995 35 TOT NL 1 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1995 35 LAD NL 1 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 15 60% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 8 0 0% 9 2 22% 15 0 0% 1 0 0% 4 1 25% 0
MLB Averages 59% 73% 11% 35% 15% 52% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1992 32 HOU NL 2 4 2.00 3 75% 0% 33% 0% 67% 100% 0% 75% 67% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1993 33 STL NL 2 4 2.00 4 100% 75% 0% 0% 25% 25% 25% 100% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 1 0 0
1995 35 TOT NL 1 7 7.00 4 57% 25% 25% 25% 25% 75% 0% 43% 67% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1995 35 LAD NL 1 7 7.00 4 57% 25% 25% 25% 25% 75% 0% 43% 67% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 5 15 3.00 11 73% 36% 18% 9% 36% 64% 0% 47% 71% 40% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 1 0 0
MLB Averages 3.64 62% 25% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 46% 81% 31% 6% 16% 9% 27%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1986 26 36 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 27 123 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -33 1 0 0 1 0 0
1988 28 199 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -33 1 0 0 1 0 0
1989 29 273 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -33 1 0 0 1 0 0
1990 30 341 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -33 1 0 0 1 0 0
1991 31 398 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -33 1 0 0 1 0 0
1992 32 457 11 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -40 1 0 0 2 0 0
1993 33 530 14 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .182 .182 .182 .364 -2 2 0 0 3 0 0
1994 34 583 14 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .182 .182 .182 .364 -2 2 0 0 3 0 0
1995 35 597 15 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 3 0 0 3 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1986 26 34 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 34
1987 27 87 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 87
1992 32 59 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 59
1993 33 73 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 1 73
1995 35 16 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 14
5 Yrs 269 16 13 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .231 .231 .231 .462 2 267
162 Game Avg. 162 10 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 .231 .231 .462 1 267

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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